New York – The tanker ship Cape Bilbao rescued two American sailors 1,300 miles south east of Bermuda after their 41-foot sailboat was damaged by a drifting container.
The sailors, Eugene Meleski, age 74, and his wife Patsy, age 68, were aboard their 41-foot sailboat, Stella Di Mare, when a large piece of debris stuck [...]
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AMVER Ship Rescues 2 People from Damaged Sailboat
Coast Guard Rescues 23 Dominicans
SAN JUAN, PR – Coast Guard Cutter Chincoteague and the Good Samaritan Vessel Caribbean Express rescued 23 Dominican migrants from the water today, after their yola capsized Saturday, approximately three nautical miles southwest of Isla Saona, Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic Navy rescues crews also arrived on scene and recovered the body of one female migrant who [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – January 14th
1942- Coast Guard plane, a Hall PH-3 No. V-177, dropped food to raft with 6 persons.
1985-Vice President George Bush made an official visit to Base Miami Beach to extend the thanks of the nation to those involved in Operation Hat Trick, an “all-out” effort to stop smugglers soon after they had left ports in [...]